Best Budget Digicams

09 Aug, 2006, 12:11 pm IST | by Gagan Gupta

Check out some great digi-cams you can pick for under Rs.12,000

Best Budget Digicams

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Budget cameras are a great way to get an introduction to digital photography. They are simple to use, they are enhanced for point-and-click functionality, and they are ideal for carrying along to family vacations and outings, where even a grandma wouldn't have to learn to use it.

All the cameras below are our best picks in their budgets. Prices mentioned for the cameras are street prices and may vary from location to location.

Best Value Camera: Nikon Coolpix L4

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The biggest selling point for the cam is that it offers you 4 megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom and video shooting capabilities at a good resolution of 640x480 pixels (without sound) for a great price of Rs. 7250 only.

The L4 offers some pretty good features. It has four shot presets namely Portrait, Landscape, Sports and Night Portrait along with 11 scene modes including Party/Indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Close Up, Museum, Fireworks Show, Panorama Assist, etc. Advanced users may consider the flash a bit weak for their liking and the camera may be a bit slow when compared to the speeds offered by the higher-budget cameras. Rest assured, the Nikon Coolpix L4 is a great starter-level cam and a great option for mobile phone cam users looking for better results at a cost effective budget.

Sony Cybershot DSC-S600

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If you're looking for a little better option than a complete starter level cam, but not with much of a difference in budget, then take a look at the Sony DSC-S600. It's a 6 megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom on a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens.

The camera adds some pretty good features in a little package that costs as little as Rs. 8,750. The camera does a pretty decent noise reduction even at high ISO settings, which makes it great for night shots. It igives the user a pretty good control over what he's shooting with various scene modes like Twilight, Landscape, Beach, Snow, etc. along with presets for white balance under different lighting conditions. Not to forget, it does video at VGA resolution (640x480) with sound for as long as your Memory Stick Pro can support it.

Tags: Nikon Coolpix L4 , Sony Cybershot DSC-S600 , Fuji FinePix A500 , Nikon Coolpix L1 , Canon Powershot A530 , compact , digital camera

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